Elena Karina Byrne
she /her | Writer, Editor, Professor
Former Regional Director of the Poetry Society of America, final judge for PEN’s “Best of the West,” Kate & Kingsley Tufts Poetry Awards, and the Laurel Prize, Elena Karina Byrne works as an editor, screenwriter, lecturer, interdisciplinary events curator, and Programming Consultant for The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Pushcart Prize recipient, Best American Poetry contributor, her five poetry collections include If This Makes You Nervous (Omnidawn Publishing). elenakarinabyrne.com